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The day when he received the letter was the seventh day of the lunar month. It was the day when he was ready to welcome the new year with a bowl of rice porridge on the second day.

Since Dong Shu insisted on coming to make the porridge this year, she and Xu Shiqiu decided to stay in the Old Madame Xu's courtyard to pick the beans.

A moment ago, Old Madame Xu was still teasing Xu Shiqiu that her wife knew how to work. But in the next moment, Ling Xiang walked in with a bundle in her arms.

”This coming letter, is it from Beijing?” Old Madame Xu opened her mouth to say something first. When she finished speaking, she saw Xu Shiqiu hurriedly throw down the beans in her hands and look towards Ling Xiang, then continued with a smile on her face: ”Could it be that this is a letter from your sister? She has been writing to me every year until now.”

The letter was indeed written by Big Sister Xu Shiqiu. Following the letter, there was also the gift slip for Xu Family and the gift slip for the unborn child in Dong Shu's stomach.

However, Xu Nuanwen's letter and things were not the main point.

This was because along with Xu Nuanwen's letter, there was also a letter personally written by Prince Duan.

”Since Prince Duan has a letter, why don't you let your brother deliver it, and instead entrust it to your sister?” The Old Madame Xu was curious, but she didn't ask Xu Shiqiu to show her the letter.

Xu Shiqiu didn't understand it at this time either. He and Prince Duan didn't have much interaction before, it was just that the relationship between Prince Duan and his father was good.

When he was young, he had seen the Prince Duan, but had seen it from afar. Because of his uniqueness, even if his father had a good relationship with the Prince Duan, he would not be allowed to approach him.

However, Prince Duan still gave him a greeting gift that day, as he could tell that Prince Duan's personality was compatible with his father. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen his elder brother as the husband of her eldest daughter.

Thinking back to how his elder sister had said that the letter in her letter was personally written by Prince Duan in front of her and delivered to him through her mouth, Xu Shiqiu felt that the contents of the letter were not simple at all.

The most important thing was the Prince Duan did not allow his big brother to deliver it. Why did he need big sister's help?

”If mother is curious, I'll open it right now.” Xu Shiqiu said as he prepared to open the Prince Duan's letter.

But after hearing his words, the Old Madame Xu immediately stopped him.

”There's no hurry. Since your sister said to let you think it through before she breaks it down, then you can just wait until she thinks it through.” Old Madame Xu's intuition told her that the contents of this letter were not simple.

Otherwise, her daughter wouldn't have specially written to let Xu Shiqiu think it through before she opened it.

Although Xu Shiqiu stopped opening the letter after hearing what Old Madame Xu said, his attention was completely focused on the letter.

He was truly worried, worried that something might have happened to His Majesty, that the Prince Duan might have warned him of something out of respect for his father.

But when he thought about it, he felt that it was impossible.

Although the relationship between Prince Duan and his father was good, the relationship between Prince Duan and His Majesty was even more so that of brothers.

From the start, Dong Shu did not speak, only when she saw her husband holding the letter and not daring to look at it did she speak, ”Hubby, you still haven't thought about it properly, so you put down the letter. I feel that it shouldn't be a bad thing, otherwise elder sister would not help deliver the letter.”

Old Madame Xu and Xu Shiqiu never thought that Dong Shu would open her mouth at this time. Hearing Dong Shu's words, Old Madame Xu immediately laughed, ”That's right, if your wife says that it's not a bad thing, then it definitely isn't a bad thing.” Old Madame Xu already believed that Dong Shu was fortunate, so she was very happy after hearing what Dong Shu said.

Xu Shiqiu also instantly understood what his mother meant. He knew that his mother was happy because of Young Girl's words.

It was just that this letter was written by the Prince Duan, so it was destined to not be simple.

However, because he had Young Girl's words, Xu Shiqiu's heart felt a little better, and didn't continue to think about it.

”Let's continue picking the beans. Since I've said that I will cook the porridge for you tomorrow morning, I'll prepare it tonight.” Dong Shu was very happy. Although she had cooked eight congee in the Dong Clan in the past years, she could only cook eight congee due to her poor family.

This year was different.

This year, not to mention eight, he could even collect a total of eighteen.

However, Dong Shu prepared to cook the sweet and salty porridge. With the various ingredients, other than the ones that she absolutely needed, she would open the other dishes to him.

Hearing Dong Shu's words, Xu Shiqiu regained his senses and laughed, then lowered his head and continued to pick the beans with her.

Seeing that Xu Shiqiu did not think about the letter so quickly, Old Madame Xu became more satisfied with Dong Shu.

She knew her son's character. If she received such a letter based on his character in the past, she would probably associate it with him for a long time.

”Tomorrow morning, when the porridge is ready, give some to the Dong Clan. After all, they are relatives. ”In the past, even if we wanted to send some rice porridge to our relatives, we couldn't do anything about it. This year, we finally have a place to send some rice porridge to our relatives.” When Old Madame Xu said this, Xu Shiqiu looked at her in shock.

Xu Shiqiu understood that his mother's words were not simply just to deliver the porridge to the Dong Clan.

According to the customs of the capital, every year, the basil would be boiled and sent to relatives and relatives.